THE podcast: is Australia's international student boom about to go bust?
A period of explosive growth and cuts in government funding has left many institutions too reliant on foreign student fees
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World ‘should follow Australia’s lead’ on staff-student sex
Ad hoc approaches inadequate to deal with a widespread issue, campaigners say
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Power in European universities shifts to governing boards
Some countries have introduced gender quotas, while many have reduced state control, report finds
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A-level results day: going through adjustment
If you end up getting higher grades than you expected, you may want to go through adjustment to find a different university. It certainly worked for one University of Sheffield student
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User-led design is essential for universities going digital
In developing digital teaching and learning environments, institutions must maintain focus on the essential task of connecting students with their teachers and each other, says Rebecca Galley
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Australian education exports nudge A$32 billion
Record earnings underline importance of international students to universities’ bottom lines
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Letters – 2 August 2018
Give student evaluations serious thought The research on student evaluations of teaching is inconsistent, largely because the instruments vary so widely. The many potential limitations of SETs are...
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How to survive A-level results day
Hannah Morrish, education community manager at The Student Room, shares her advice for students preparing for A-level results day
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International perspective: an American student in China
American student Roan Guinan first encountered Tsinghua University on a school trip, and then later realised it was the right university for him to go to
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Mixing It: Diversity in World War Two Britain, by Wendy Webster
People of many countries and ethnic backgrounds boosted the war effort, learns Panikos Panayi
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Has the Gay Movement Failed?, by Martin Duberman
Sharif Mowlabocus reflects on how politics took a back seat as LGBTQ organisations advanced
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What are you reading? – 2 August 2018
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Domestic Noir: The New Face of 21st Century Crime Fiction, edited by Laura Joyce and Henry Sutton
Book of the week: Dream homes, women on the edge, murder – we’ve been here before, says Sharon Wheeler
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Don’t get comfortable: the rise of the precarious academy
Precarity is a significant feature of the academy worldwide, creating a feeling of ‘academic apartheid’ as it grows. Ellie Bothwell explores its impact
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Does the inspirational teacher still have a place in today’s academy?
Lincoln Allison was inspired to teach by academics who loved what they did and communicated this to students. But has all passion for teaching been eliminated by creeping assessment and...